Events that happened on Saturday, April 29, 2017

Celebrate the arrival of spring with the area's newest cycling event: Sprockets in Spring Bike Ride. Enjoy 15-, 26-, 65- and 100-mile routes through the area's flat terrain and low-traffic roads. Advance registration closes April 15, 2017. Go to...

Jackson R-2 School District BFF 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk. All proceeds benefit the Jackson R-2 Backpack for Friday Program, which provides weekend meals to students in need. Starts and ends at Jackson Middle School on April 29, 2017 at 8:00am ...

Lions Club of Sikeston 2nd Annual Sprockets in Spring Charity Bike Ride Saturday, April 29 staring at 8 a.m. from the Sikeston Sports Complex. Fun, flat routes of 15, 30, 65 and 100 miles. Enjoy the scenery as you ride into the surrounding flat...

Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel, 1904 West Cape Rock Drive in Cape Girardeau will be hosting a food give-away on April 29, 2017, from 10 a.m. until supplies run out. Event will be held on parking lot or if there is inclement weather will be moved to...

Join us for the 2017 Crawfish Crawl 5K & 10K. You'll find Sikeston's flat terrain great for runners, both new and experienced. The race is being held April 29, with awards going to top overall male and female competitors, and to the top 3 men and...

Jerry Ford will give a presentation on St. Vincent's College.

SMWG visits Southeast Missouri State University's "Edvolution" Lab (210 Scully Building) at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 29 for a tour of the lab and demonstration of a 3-D printer, followed by a talk by Cape Girardeau artist and musician, Don...

Educational Event for Special Needs Children at the Zoo! Registration is NOT required. Facility is wheelchair & handicapped accessible. Trained staff (including Board Certified Behavior Analyst) will be on site to assist zoo staff with this...

The Progressive Action in the Community will hold a vigil for climate change awareness. It will be held at Freedom Corner at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard. All are welcome to attend.

Early Prevention Impacts Community will sponsor a drug take back event. You can safely dispose of unwanted medications at West Park Mall parking lot near Steak N Shake in Cape Girardeau and Jackson Police and Fire Station. There are also permanent...

Early Prevention Impacts Community will sponsor a drug take back event. You can safely dispose of unwanted medications at West Park Mall parking lot near Steak N Shake in Cape Girardeau and Jackson Police and Fire Station. There are also permanent...

The Jackson police department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will hold a Take Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, for members of the public to bring expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs to the Jackson...

There will be a church wide rummage sale Saturday April 29th at The Apostolic Promise Church in the gym around the back of the church starting at 7am. LOTS OF ITEMS for everyone!

Annuals and Perennial Flowers,Vegetables and Herbs, Native Plants, New Plants for 2017, Plants for Butterfly Gardens and Pollinators, Unique and Unusual Plants, Garden Art, And More!

The Visual Arts CO-OP window exhibitors for the month of April are Sue Corvick and Anita Dickerson.

Mosaic Stepping Stones, Day 1. 2-4 p.m. $35. Day 2 will be April 29. Instructors: Brian and Nancy Derton.

Exhibits from 12 regional high schools. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 116 W. Malone in Sikeston.

This enchanting event, which annually draws hundreds of participants, benefits our Pediatrics, OB and Neonatal Intensive Care units. Princess Tea guests enjoy sweets and tea or lemonade fit for a queen with very special appearances by Cinderella and...

Gene Operle will be at Apple Creek Winery.

Enjoy this new band to Hemman Winery. Great local talent that you will sure enjoy.

A new Paint for a Cause is up at the Painted Wren Art Gallery. This cause is co-sponsored by the Chrome Queens Motorcycle Riding Group. ALL donations will go to breast cancer research. Any visitor to the Gallery is welcome to paint for a minute or...

Bruce Zimmerman performs live at River Ridge Winery.

Let's grill up some goodies, check out an awesome ride from Morlan Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, hang out with some adoptable fur friends from Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary, visit with one of the critters from Reeves Curly Tail Chameleons, give away some...

Downhome Entertainment at Tunes and Tutus, LLC., 129 West Yoakum, Chaffee,MO, presents Classy Chassy Country, Saturday night, April 29, from 7:00 until 10:00 P. M. Doors open at six. Adult : $5.00, Child : $3.00. Family Friendly, Concessions, Dance...

Lewis Creek offers covers of yesterday's country greats like Waylon, Merle, Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson + many more and original works of the same genre. They will be performing in the Eagles Activity Center on April 29, 2017 from 7 PM - 11...

There is never a shortage of laughter in Cape Girardeau. Riverside Comedy returns with another star-studded cast and a few regular faces to entertain you. Buy your tickets and head on out for a night of side-splitting humor from the minds of Tom...

Dr. Fever & The Venus Flytrap bring it's boogie down dance party to The Sikeston Eagles #3319 in Sikeston Mo. Dr. Fever and The Venus Flytrap will play dance covers of music by Prince & The Revolution, Wilson Pickett, Rick James, Dr John, WAR,...

Come early, stay last and partake of more than 3,000 pounds of fresh Louisiana crawfish delivered straight from the Gulf Coast. Enjoy an evening of live music and great food in a casual, outdoor atmosphere. Event held rain or shine, 2 p.m. -...

Coming April 29, 2017, to the River Valley Banquet Center. Direct from NYC, the Lady Gaga Experience, starring Lady Gaga impersonator Lady DoppelGaga, will be performing LIVE at The River Valley Banquet Center in Cape Girardeau with special guests!...

Mixin' It Miller will play in Lone Wolf from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.! Come enjoy great music!

Art Expressions is the Jackson R-2 School District all-district art show for grades kindergarten through 12th grade. Art stations for children's arts activities will take place at several areas in the gym. All ages are welcome to participants in the...

SEMO Baseball plays Tennessee Tech 4/28-4/30.

William Shakespeare’s most popular classic comedy. In the forest late at night, strange things are happening. The balance of nature has been shifted through an argument between Oberon and Titania, King and Queen of the Fairies, and the impact will...

Junior High and High School Boys and Girls Basketball at the NEW Cape Girardeau SportsPlex! Join us as we kick off our first league to be played at our premier indoor sporting facility on all wood courts. Sign up at the A.C. Brase Arena, Osage...

NEW this summer to the Cape Girardeau SportsPlex --- Elite Performance Camp! Take your performance to the next level! Maximize your potential through this intense 6 week Elite Performance PAC (Power-Agility-Coordination) Training Camp with AFAA...

The Cape Canine Cruisers are back! Join us on Saturday, April 8 at 9 a.m. and let's get cruising! We'll meet every Saturday in front of Busch Pet Products & Care to walk the trail and *NEW* earn rewards for the miles you walk, all while helping...

New miniature art will be on display at the Visual Arts CO-OP Gallery

Housed in a beautifully restored 1896 building, the museum features an extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the 1900s through the 2000s, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment and memorabilia and military telephones from...

Enter your best 4th of July photos in Painted Wren Art Gallery's next themed photo contest. Photo size should be no smaller than 8 inches X 10 inches and no larger than 16 inches X 16 inches. No mats, no frames, just photographs. Entry fee:...

Scott City Historical Museum opens on Saturday, March 4, 10-3. Museum is open every Saturday from March to December. New displays, guest speakers, community events on parking lot, children's fishing days, car shows, Pat Patterson's pictures of...

Tom Runnels art exhibit is now open at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill. Tom Runnels was a local artist, writer, and sculptor. Metal sculptures, paintings, and prints by Tom Runnels will be featured in this exhibit....

Explore how WWI affected the lives of small town Americans on the home front and overseas in our World War I exhibit. Included in the exhibit are uniforms, photos, personal items, stories telling the World War I experiences of Samuel A. Baker, and...

Utahraptor was probably the largest of raptors, 23 feet from head to tail and weighing around a half a ton. It used a huge killing claw, located on it's hind feet, for slashing and ripping prey. See a replica of this ferocious predator at the...